VENIDIUM 



Var. calendulilceuin, Harvey (T calemluJiheiim 

 Less.), differs in having tlie petioles not eaied it the 

 base or with only a small ear. R.H ISoT p 123 Gn 

 21, p. 405. — Opinions differ as to its i^erits borne con 

 sider it coarse and weedy t^ M 



VENTILATION. See Greenhouse Managemettt p 691 



VENUS' FLY-TKAP. Dionwa muscipnla 



VENUS' HAIR. A(l!a„t,(m CapiUus Venen^ 



VENUS' LOOKING-GLASS. Speculana Speculum 



VENUS' or VENICE SUMACH. .ff7iii6 Cohnus 



VfiPKIS. See Toddaliu. 



VEEATRUM (ancient name of Hellebore) Lihdceir 

 False Hellebore. A genus of about 10 species of tall 

 perennial herbs from the tem- 

 perate regions of the northern 

 hemisphere with short, thick, 

 poisonous root - stocks and 

 rather stout simple stems 

 bearing many broad, plicate 



leaves and terminated by a \ 



long, branched or simple pan- 

 icle of numerous black-pur- 

 ple, white or greenish flowers. 

 Perianth-segments 6, persis- 

 tent, spreading ; stamens 6, 

 attached at the base of the 

 segments: capsule ovoid, 3- 

 lobed, 3-loculed : seeds flat, 

 broadly winged. 



Veratrums are striking foli- 

 age plants, of easy culture in 

 moist shady positions. In 

 the open sunlight or in dry 

 ground the foliage is liable to 

 burn and decay prematurely. 

 They may be propagated by 

 division or seeds. 



A. Fls. whitish or greenish, 

 B. Perianth-segments crisped 

 dentate. 

 iibvm, Linn. Eoropeax 

 White Hellebore. A hardy 

 perennial 3-4 ft. high: root 

 short, fleshy: Ivs. green, pli- 

 cate; radical Ivs. 1 ft. long, 

 oblong, .5-6 in. wide, firm in 

 texture: panicle 1-2 ft. long, 

 dense : fls. whitish inside, 

 greenish outside; segments o 

 dentate; pedicels almost noni 



VERBASOUM 



1909 



VERBASCUM (old Latin n ime of the Mullein used 

 by Pliuj ) i>c>ophula>ic}cece Mllleim A genus of over 

 a hundred species mostly coarse woolly weedy yellow 

 fld biennials native to the Mediteirauean region Con 

 sidering the fact that the familiar Mullein ( I Thap 

 sus) IS everywhere kn wii id 1 d \i 1 in Amen i 

 the popularity of tli ^ n r 1 ' t t i i 



highh surpiiMng i ' i i 1 



some of them haie 1 \ li il 



study of the gii ni i i I t 



missed In in i t \i « 



The En.,h I I ui The 



Mullein 1 I 1 ngUnd 



espccnll> 1 1 One 



! to America from En 



discarded tluii 

 plant probil ly i 

 from Europe 1 



'boldierh Mullein has often been praised by Amen 



2647. False Hellebore -Veratrum viride 

 Showing the handsome foUage of early spring when the leaves ; 



foot high. 



BB. Perianth-segments serrulate or entire. 



viride, Linn. American White Hellebore. Indian 

 Poke. Fig. 2647. A hardy perennial, 2-7 ft. high : root- 

 stock 2-3 in. long: Ivs. plicate, acute, the lower oval, 

 about 1 ft. long, the upper gradually smaller: fls. yel- 

 lowish green; segments oblong or oblanceolate, ciiiate, 

 serrulate: pedicels 1-3 lines long. July. North America. 

 B.B. 1:408. B.M. 109G (Helonias viride). 



Califdrnicum, Durand. Stem very stout, 3-7 ft. high: 

 Ivs. ovate-acute, the upper ones lanceolate but rarely 

 acuminate: perianth-segments broaderthan in V. viride, 

 oliliisr. wliitisli with a greener base. Colo, and Wyo. to 

 N. (^ilif. :iiMi On-. -Int. 1883 by Pringle and Horsford. 

 T)i<- \"]\-^ piniji'i,' of whitish, hell-shaped, drooping fls. 

 is icillinved \<\ ornamental fruits or capsules. 



AA. Fls. blackish purple. 

 nlgmm, Linn. A hardy perennial often 2-4 ft. high, 

 somewhat bulbous at the base : lower Ivs. oblong pli- 

 cate, 1 ft. long, 6-8 in. wide, narrowed at the base; 

 upper leaves lanceolate: panicle narrow: fls. blackish 

 purple; segments oblong, obtuse. June. Eu., Asia. 



can writers for its sturdy habit and resistance to 

 the wintry winds; and even a Mullein has its poetic 

 moment, for the young rosette of leaves in the early 

 morning is undeniably beautiful. 



There are a few true perennials and 

 among the Verliasi-iiiiis. I.nt lln- s|.ifiis i 

 (except Nci. I7> .n. !» i.. . ■■■] i^ in \,,, , 

 thedomiuaiit <■ ' ',:'.■■- i ' 



The origin mi 

 below. Mvilli in ii- 

 symmetrical ruseiti - 

 especially in the <■: 

 The second year tin 



■ subshrubs 

 ioiied below 

 Yellow is 

 \ ariations. 

 l.rNo. 12 

 i 1. iv large 



giv 



■ing 



B.M. 



J. B. Keller and F. W. Barclay. 



/'■iiioides 



illcin is the showiest of all Verhas- 

 -liorr season of bloom. It is pecu- 

 ilii. •• ;nHl sometimes four years are 

 it in!', hloom. Meanwhile it makes 

 rv li.liau'e. the Ivs. often attaining 

 ■ species is tlie best of the candela- 

 11 of its great height (6-10 ft.) and 

 iinching of the spike. The fls. are 

 ules for three weeks and they are 



